Klein High School Science Club Tryout Test 2016

10th Grade Test

Directions: Read the questions and select the best answer and write your answer
on the answer sheet. Answers written within this booklet but not written on your
answer sheet will not be scored. Correct answers will be worth 6 points. 2 points will
be deducted for wrong answers. Points will not be deducted for answers which are
left blank. There are 45 questions. You will have 60 minutes to complete this exam.
You may turn in your test and leave before time is called. Please do not open this
booklet until the proctor says you may start.

1.

The molecule C6H12O6 has many different isomers. Select the answer choice
which have all correct isomers for this molecule.
a. Glucose, Fructose, and Glycine
b. Adenine, Thymine, and Glucose
c. Glucose, Fructose, and Galactose
d. None of the above

2.

Which of the following BEST describes all organic molecules?

a. Molecules which contain carbon
b. Molecules which contain C-H bonds
c. Molecules which contain carbon and oxygen
d. Molecules which do not contain carbon

3.

The phospholipid bilayer is created from lipids. Which of the following

describes the relationship between glycerol heads and fatty acid chains tails
that make up these lipids and water?
a. Glycerol heads hydrophobic, fatty acid chains tails hydrophilic
b. Glycerol heads hydrophilic, fatty acid chain tails hydrophilic
c. Glycerol heads hydrophobic, fatty acid chain tails hydrophobic
d. Glycerol heads hydrophilic, fatty acid chain tails hydrophobic

4.

Proteins have __ levels of organization.

a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4

5.

The chemical breakdown of a compound due to a reaction with water is

called
a. Combustion
b. Dehydration
c. Hydrolysis
d. Double Displacement reaction

6.

The enzyme found in the digestive juices of some insects and various
microorganisms which is used to break down plant cell walls is called
a. Amylase
b. Carbonase
c. Cellulase
d. Lactase

7.

Which of the following is not a part of the cell theory?

a. New cells are produced from existing cells
b. Cells are the basic units of structure and function in living things.
c. All living things are composed of cells
d. Cells are made up of only organic molecules

8.

The process in which cells lose water in hypertonic solutions is called

a. Osmosis
b. Plasmolysis
c. Lysis
d. Facilitated Transport

9.

____ are dissolved in _______

a. Solutes; solvents
b. Solvents; solutes
c. Solutes; solutes
d. Solutions; solvents

10.
a.
b.
c.
d.

An example of active transport is

Exocytosis
Facilitated diffusion
Osmosis
Plasmolysis

a.
b.
c.
d.

ATP consists of
Adenine, Ribose, and 3 phosphorous atoms
Adenosine, Ribose, and 3 phosphate groups
Adenine, Ribose, and 3 phosphate groups
Adenine, Deoxyribose, and 3 phosphorus groups

a.
b.
c.
d.

Chlorophyll appears green because

It absorbs green light
It absorbs everything except green light
Its atoms are green
Combines light and energy to create green light

a.
b.
c.
d.

Glycolysis produces ___ ATP molecules

12
6
30
36

11.

12.

13.

14.
a.
b.
c.
d.

Order the cell cycle

G1, S, G2, Cell Division
G1, G2, S, Cell Division
S, G1, G2, Cell Division
None of the above

15.

_____ is the enzyme that opens up DNA and _____ is the enzyme that
makes the new DNA strand.
a. Separatase; Polymerase
b. Polymerase; Helicase
c. Helicase; Polymerase
d. Amylase; Polymerase

16.

The pulmonary artery takes ________ blood from the ________ to the
________.
a. Oxygenated; heart; body
b. Oxygenated; heart; lungs
c. Deoxygenated; lungs; heart
d. Deoxygenated; heart; lungs

17.

Which of the following depicts a frameshift mutation to this genetic

message: AATCO?
a. AAUCO
b. ATACO
c. AAATCO
d. OCTAA

18.

In mice, tail shape is controlled by a single gene. You cross a mouse

with a bent tail with/to a mouse with a straight tail. Half of their offspring
have bent tails and half have straight tails (regardless of gender). What
conclusion based on these results is CORRECT?
a. Bent tail is dominant to straight tail.
b. Straight tail is dominant to bent tail.
c. One parent mouse is heterozygous, the other is homozygous.
d. Both parent mice are heterozygous.
e. Neither bent tail nor straight tail are dominant.

19.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What level of taxonomic organization contains both fungi and plants?

Class
Order
Phylum
Kingdom
Domain

20.

A mutation occurs in a liver cell of a dog before the dog reproduces.

When it reproduces, how many of the puppies are expected to have the
mutation?
a. All of the puppies will have the mutation.
b. Half of the puppies will have the mutation.
c. It depends which chromosomes the puppies inherit.
d. It depends if the mutation is dominant or recessive.
e. None of the puppies will inherit the mutation.

21.
a.
b.
c.
d.

What blood type is the universal donor?

Blood type A
Blood type O
Blood type B
Blood type AB

22.

A woman who is a carrier for colorblindness has a child with a man who
is colorblind. What is the probability that their child will be colorblind?
a. 0%
b. 25%
c. 50%
d. 75%
e. 100%

23.

Over the last century, the population sizes of many animal and plant
species have been rapidly declining due to human activities. Given this
information, which evolutionary mechanism would most likely be affected by
this change?
a. Natural selection
b. Genetic drift
c. Artificial selection
d. Gene flow
e. Mutation

24.
a.
b.
c.
d.

25.

Which of the following best describes commensalism?

One organism benefits and the other one is harmed
No organism benefits
One organism benefits and the other one is unharmed
Both organisms benefit

Neurons is to nervous system as _____ is to excretory system

a. Kidney
b. Nephrons

c. Epithelial cells
d. Urethra

26.
a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the name for the compound MgS2O3?

Manganese disulfur trioxide
Magnesium disulfur trioxide
Magnesium thiosulfite
Magnesium thiosulfate

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the chemical formula for dichromic acid?

HCr2O4
HCrO2
H2Cr2O7
HCr2O5

27.

28.
What is the molar mass of barium chloride dihydrate (to
the nearest integer)?
a. 244 g/mol
b. 218 g/mol
c. 262 g/mol
d. 280 g/mol
29.
A compound has the formula C3HxOy. If the compound is
47.35% carbon by mass, what is the molar mass of the
compound?
a. 25.4 g/mol
b. 112.0 g/mol
c. 60.1 g/mol
d. 76.1 g/mol
30.
A hydrocarbon is burned to produce water and carbon
dioxide. If 100.0 g of the hydrocarbon produces 302.9 g of
carbon dioxide, what must be the empirical formula for this
hydrocarbon?
a. C2H5
b. CH2
c. C3H8
d. C2H6

e. C3H7
31.
Balance the following reaction with whole numbers as
coefficients.
K + KNO3 K2O + N2
What are the respective coefficients?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

12:2 3:1
10:2 6:1
1:1 3:1
24:4 12:2
8:2 5:1

Rxn: N + KCL NaCl + K

32.

What is the maximum amount of NaCl that can be produced

when 20.0 grams of Na reacts with 60.0 grams of KCl?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

80.0
47.0
50.8
54.2
58.4

g
g
g
g
g

33.
Which of the choices listed has the element with the
highest oxidation state?
a. BrO2b. MnO2
c. Fe2O3
d. NO3e. CO3234.

AgBr is made via the precipitation reaction

AgNO3 (aq) + NaBr (aq) AgBr(s) + NaNO3 (aq)

If 1.85 liters of 0.811 M AgNO3 are poured into a solution of
excess NaBr, and the resulting AgBr precipitate is dried and

weighed to be 262 g, what is the percent yield of this

reaction?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

100%
96%
93%
89%
85%

35.
a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the electron configuration of arsenic?

1s22s22p63s23p64s23d124p1
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d84p5
1s22s22p63s23p64s23d104p3
None of the above

36.
Excited electrons in an atom are falling from an excited
state of -2.1 eV down to -4.4 eV. What is the wavelength of
this emission?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

540
620
470
590
280

a.
b.
c.
d.

What is the shape of BCl3?

Bent
Trigonal pyramid
Trigonal planar
Seesaw

37.

nm
nm
nm
nm
nm

38.
Molecules X and Y have very similar sizes (radii). X is
non-polar and Y is polar. Which of the statements below is
true about X and Y?
a. The geometry of X must be tetrahedral.
b. X will have a higher solubility in water than that of Y.

c. Y has no dispersion forces present while X has many

dispersion forces
d. The dipole movements of X and Y must be identical.
e. The boiling point of Y is higher than the boiling point for
X.
39.
A rigid container at 25oC has a gas in it at a pressure of
513 torr. What is the pressure when the temperature is then
raised to 75oC?
a. 439 torr
b. 599 torr
c. 575 torr
d. 652 torr
e. 1539 torr
40.
Water is added to 75 mL of 6.0 M HCL until the total
volume is 3.0 L. What is the concentration of this solution?
a. 0.30 M
b. 0.25 M
c. 0.20 M
d. 0.15 M
e. 0.10 M

41.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

What is the PH of a .0016 M KOH solution?

10.75
11.20
2.80
12.21
1.79

42.
A (generic) ionic compound is allowed to saturate an
aqueous solution via the equilibria
MX2(s) <- M2+ (aq) + 2X-

What is the value of Ksp for MX2 if the equilibrium

concentration of M2+ is 0.0035 M?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

1.2
4.3
4.9
8.6
1.7

x
x
x
x
x

10-5
10-8
10-5
10-8
10-7

43.
When 9.66 g of sodium is treated with excess oxygen,
87.0 kJ of heat is produced and sodium oxide is formed?
4 Na (s) + O2 (g) 2 Na2O (s)
What is the heat of reaction shown above?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.

-828 kJ/mol
-348 kJ/mol
-207 kJ/mol
-414 kJ/mol
-87 kJ/mol

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